Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to kill his enemy, the duke of ormonde. Mcjunkin was married to miss ann, second daughter of col. The secrets of scotland yard was an independent production of the towers of london syndicate in england for world wide distribution. Thomas blood was born in sarney, county meath in ireland around the year. My grandmas maiden name is blood, and her part of the family tree is. He was elected major of the 36th alabama infantry when it was formed in may of. The lesson considers the story of thomas blood and the questions encourage pupils to investigate the sources and try to work out how and why thomas blood tried to steal the crown jewels. The english civil war broke out in 1642 and blood came to england to fight for charles i, but when it became apparent that cromwell was going to win, he promptly changed sides and joined the roundheads.
His father, an ironmaster, resided at sarney in meath, where, as well as at glenmalure, county of wicklow, he had been granted lands by charles i. The battle of ia drang was fought november 1418, 1965, during the vietnam war 19551975 and was the first major engagement between the us army and the peoples army of vietnam pavn. Thomas blood was an irishman, born in county meath in 1618, the son of a prosperous blacksmith. He had also made attempts to kidnap and kill his enemies over his outrageous criminal career. New kent was a part of the original shire of york until 1654, the latter being one of the first divisions of the colony set apart in 1634. Colonel blood and the theft of the crown jewels historic uk. If felix is the one seen in the kentucky census of 1840, mary and felix may have crossed paths.
Charles ii rewarded thomas blood for attempting to steal the. John bell hoods hq on the first day of the battle, is the great great nephew of col. Thomas blood 161880, or colonel blood as he is popularly known he constantly promoted himself and never actually rose above the rank of lieutenant, was not only the most celebrated jewel thief in history, but one of the most outlandish, outrageous and lucky rogues never to swing from a gibbet. Way more than six degrees, part 2 our family history.
One of the most audacious rogues in history was colonel blood, known as the man who. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by abbot, wilbur cortez, 1868publication date 1911. Claiborne, colonel augustine, of windsor, son of captain thomas claiborne, of sweet hall, was born in 1721. Peter vrooman, one of the schoharie committee, was a major of militia before the revolution. Many years later, i did some pirate research that took me back to this novel. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. One of the most audacious rogues in history was colonel blood, known as the man who stole the crown jewels. Thomas blood 1618 1680 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. A scrutiny of the state papers enables this to be done, and supplies a picture of a man whose career is quite coherent, by no. Thomas gaddis was an early settler and leading citizen of fayette co. Very little is known regarding their families before they were born, and some of what is known is unsubstantiated.
The duke took action against him but before the action could be heard colonel thomas blood died at his home in bowling alley, westminster on august 24th 1680. Why break with a family tradition of marrying cousins. And yet colonel thomas blood a memorable name for a largerthanlife man was not executed for treason, the. The king, the crown and the colonel the national archives. This must be a mistake, if in fact colonel thomas is the proctor referred to, as his movements during the military campaign are a matter of public history.
Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by wilbur. The land on which you now stand, here in the high hills of santee, once belonged to general thomas sumter. Blood, thomas, colonel, an adventurer, was born about 1628. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado, he was known for his attempt to kidnap and, later, to kill. Today, only the graves of sumter and many of his descendants remain as a vestige of his. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 internet archive. I am looking for information on his descendants and also for any of my closer relatives john blood, george blood, and jack dawson descendants who may have a.
Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by abbot, wilbur cortez, 1868. Thomas blood was an adventurous 17th century rogue who rose to the heights of notoriety with his daring attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london. A scrutiny of the state papers enables this to be done, and supplies a picture of a man whose career is quite coherent, by no means showing him a specially bad man. Bindon blood 0711184216051940 was a royal engineer and majorgeneral in the army. The circumstances surrounding his early life are obscure but his father was said to have been a blacksmith and ironworker of no inferior credit. The pope and washington families were bound by more than blood, county documents are filled with their business and legal ties.
This lesson considers the story of thomas blood and why he tried to steal the crown jewels. Each week, an audience of anxious radiolisteners tuned in to hear these true crime stories of the london metropolitan police unfold, as the detectives at the yard investigated some of englands most famous. It was a dramatised account of thomas blood, a 17thcentury adventurer in england. Colonel blood and the crown jewels the history press. Jeffersons farm book, the testimony of jeffersons oldest grandson colonel thomas jefferson randolph, the. Thomas dameron, a grandson of lawrence, the immigrant, erected early in 1700 a beautiful brick residence near the original home site which is yet known in northumberland county as the brick walls. After a north vietnamese strike against the special forces camp at plei me, american forces deployed in an effort to destroy the attackers. It wasnt among the best biographies i have ever read, but it did have shining moments that made me want to read about the lives of other people mentioned in the book.
The second is called highwayman and rogues he is listed in the highwaymen. Colonel john thomas and his family on march 9, 1779, capt. The thomas born to mayor thomas pettus and christian dethick remains out strongest lead. He was a soldier, county commissioner and a leader in the whiskey rebellion. After that, the crown jewels were kept under armed guard in a part of the tower. Colonel thomas blood attempted to steal the crown jewels from the tower of london in 1671. Shes also the owner of victoria woodhull and company. My mother instilled in me a love of reading, so when i discovered several of sabatinis titles in a bookstore, i bought captain blood. History and old homes of king william county virginia. There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
He came from a good family, his grandfather who lived in kilnaboy castle was a member of. Colonel thomas possesses a defense acquisition management certification and has over 20 years experience as a dod acquisition program manager and government contracting professional colonel john thomas is a 1979 graduate of the u. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the crown jewels. In 1665 major thomas walker patented 2350 acres of land on the mattaponi river in gloucester co. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to kill his enemy, the duke of. This sketch is presented in hope that it might be helpful to some other searchers. Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the crown jewels of.
The colonel came to newberry sc sometime before the revolutiony war. Contrary to many incorrect biographies bindon blood was not descended from colonel thomas blood, the colonel being a cousin several times removed instead. In 1750 this company built a small stone house at wills creek, cumberland, and stocked it with goods, for the purpose of trading with the indians, and the following year, one of their number colonel thomas cresap, laid out and marked a road from wills creek to the mouth of the monongahela, now cumberland to pittsburg. Marshall and second cousin of general lees aide, col. At last our famous hero, colonel blood, seeing his projects all will do no good, and that success was still to him denied fell sick with greif, broke his great heart and died. The society of cadets chose him as the final orator for graduation ceremonies. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by wilbur cortez abbott free ebook project gutenberg.
This information is part of by on genealogy online. Thats what selfstyled colonel thomas blood decided to do, and though he didnt get away with it, it turned out to be the best decision he ever made. To all of you who are related to col philemon waters or think you may be, might find this narrative interesting and enjoyable. This branch of the norwich family married into the rolfe, king, and dabney families in norfolk, englandjust like col. Fred crown, an active board member at travellers rest plantation and museum, gen. Vrooman family of schoharie county, ny genealogy trails.
So that amid the bustle of arms and the dangers of war he found time to attend to matrimonial alliances. In 1671 thomas blood was the first and only man who attempted to steal them. Marshall graduated from the virginia military institute in 1860. Blood was in england at the close of charles reign, but returning to ireland, became a lieutenant in the parliamentary army.
Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled. After identifying the various publications in the 1950s referring to and accepting the story as fact, adair sets out to prove that jefferson did not have a relationship with sally hemings, presenting and analyzing four key documents. Thomas blood biography childhood, life achievements. How four armed men headed by audacious irishman colonel thomas blood walked into the tower of london and stole some of the crown jewels on 9 may. Thomas henry blood was born circa 1864, at birth place, utah, to george blood and sophia franks. Joseph williams 17481827 and rebekah lanier 17571832.
The story which follows is, without doubt, one of the most curious and extraordinary in english history. I do not have a copy of that tree, but have a copy of a letter to my great grandparents telling them that the line was traced to col. Elizabeth died unmarried and still a minor sometime before 1700. Pupils could use the sources as stimulus material for to a piece of creative writing on the story of thomas blood and the crown jewels. In 1750 this company built a small stone house at wills creek, cumberland, and stocked it with goods, for the purpose of trading with the indians, and the following year, one of their numbercolonel thomas cresap, laid out and marked a road from wills creek to the mouth of the monongahela, now cumberland to pittsburg. Anthea, my grandmother always said we were direct descendants of col thomas blood. He was a captain in the french war, and assisted in erecting fortifications at oswego. How did thomas blood try to steal the crown jewels in 1671. He was married in the year 1700 in northampton, virginia, united states to margaret elizabeth gooch, they gave birth to 1 child.
Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later. John holcroft, on 21 june 1650 at newchurch culcheth, lancashire, england g. Williams was a colonel in the colonial army, but resigned his commission when the revolutionary war broke out and became a colonel in the continental army. Thomas blood was a notorious rogue known for his audacious attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london.
Congress journals description begins journals of the provincial congress, provincial. Feb 22, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Colonel thomas blood and the restoration political scene. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado, he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to. Jun 09, 2015 somehow he managed to escape with the crown and regalia before being apprehended. Air force academy where he earned a bachelor of science degree. This story starts in ireland, where the family originated from. Bindon blood was the son of william bindon bood and his first wife margaret stewart. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the crown jewels from the tower. Thomas blood was an irishman, born in county meath in 1618, the son of a. Living descendants of blood royal, volume 2 arthur adams, howard hoace angerville comte d world nobility and peerage, 1959 families of royal descent 1107 pages.
When the order to strike tents was received the rain was pouring down in torrents, and glover went to colonel mercer and asked that the tents be not struck down from. Thomas brereton, of va by helen harrell february 08, 2003 at 05. In a list prepared by sir william berkeley, and preserved among the harleian mss. Enchanted with the splendor of victory, he thomas sumter would wade in torrents of blood to attain it.
Colonel blood the theft of the crown jewels time and history 7. Col thomas avent was born on october 30, 1671 in rouen, normandy, france. To george washington from colonel thomas thomas, 6 august 1776. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of thomas jefferson 17431826 to other famous people. Proctor descendants according to dar lineage books. Thomas blood was born circa 1864, at birth place, utah, to george blood and sophia blood. Colonel blood 1934 was a british film written and directed by w. Colonel blood and the fogg women victoria woodhull. It is, in fact, so remarkable that it seems necessary to begin by assuring the cautious reader that it is true. Nathaniel pope and his descendants, an article from the william and mary quarterly, volume 12. Thomas pettus and ka oke jane powhatans descendants did in virginia.
Apr 08, 2008 colonel thomas blood was born circa 1628. Blood was an irish adventurer, who already had several daring exploits to his discredit, one of which was a plot to seize dublin castle. Thomas born in 1651, william, holcroft, born in about 1656, charles, edmund, who died in 1679, mary and elizabeth. First, blood acquainted himself with the 1671 equivalent of a laser security system. The duke of buckingham seems to have been a patron or protector of blood but a dispute arose between them. Nathaniel pope and his descendants see other formats stop early journal content on jstor, free to anyone in the world this article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by jstor. Trivia sir edward elgar signed a contract to compose the music for this first production by sound city, but he was too ill to carry out the work. If not as energetic as some officers, he was far from being as pusillanimous as represented. T his striking figure has attracted three biographers this century, yet no one of them brings out his connection with baptists. Blood, and his soninlaw, thomas hunt, took the duke from his coach intending to take him to the common gibbet at tyburn to revenge the death of those of bloods companions hanged earlier in ireland. Colonel thomas blood was an irish absentee landlord, bogus medical practioner and thief. The will of john washington bequeaths pounds sterling to his brotherinlaw thomas pope.
He so impressed king charles ii that he escaped punishment and regained his estates. As i reread captain blood in preparation for writing this article, i realized how much i hadnt understood the first time. Thomas pettus, immigrant, did marry elizabeth durrent, widow of richard durrent sometime before 1643. The downriver corner of this property touches the mattaponi river very near the walkerton bridge and the town of walkerton most likely took it name from this thomas. This county was organized in 1701, its territory being taken from king and queen, which in turn had been formed from a part of new kent in 1691. They had a son thomas pettus ii who was a minor when his father died c1661. Since then ive watched captain blood many times, but didnt know until college that the film was based on rafael sabatinis novel. Thomas ii was the father of elizabeth pettus, who was also left an orphan when thomas died abroad in 1687.
Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london in 1671. My mother instilled in me a love of reading, so when i discovered several of his titles in a bookstore, i bought captain blood. He died on october 31, 1757 in sussex, virginia, verenigde staten. There has been one near successful attempt to steal the crown jewels, this took place in 1671 and was masterminded by colonel blood. Descendants of captain thomas benedict generation 5 destined to be abraham lincolns first lady in the white house, was born in nearby lexington, kentucky on december, 1818. Mary is the fogg family historian and the granddaughter of colonel blood s namesake james phil fogg. He came from a good family, his grandfather who lived in kilnaboy castle was a member of parliament.